Xi hails ties with Thailand

BEIJING - China-Thailand ties have brought benefits to the people of the two countries and made an important contribution to regional peace and development, Vice-President Xi Jinping said during his visit to Thailand on Thursday.

Xi met Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday. The two leaders witnessed the signing of agreements on Memorandums of Understanding on the development of a high-speed railway between Bangkok and Chiang Mai, the development of a railway system connecting Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries and flood and drought prevention measures, according to Thai media.

Thailand is the second and last stop of Xi's ongoing Asia tour, which also took him to Vietnam.